Not thrilled with Fox's return. Never liked her (the character Sarah, not Fox so much). Agree with previous poster and was dismayed when she and Grissom hooked up. Would have preferred a Peterson/Helgenberger matchup if there had to be one, but understand that that relationship was preperatory for both to leave the series. I will say, though, that she(Sidle) hasn't been quite the unhappy, self-absorbed whiney character that she was as a regular previously.

For now, I'll take the producer's word for it re. Danson. I haven't seen anything in any of his previous roles that would translate into what I would expect in a CSI administrator. But, I was skeptical about Fishburne when he was hired and he turned out to be really good. Nobody can adequately replace Peterson, but, hey, it was his decision to leave.

I am really excited about her staying with the show! Her character and her acting add a fresh breath of air. It is sad that the character of Grissom is not coming back. He was the charactor/actor that made the show to begin with. He is dearly missed. Perhaps we can get surprised with him making conjugal visits lol! Now that would be awesome!